Do You Speak Chinese?

Victoria Chiu

The Coopers Malthouse,
Tower Theatre

Tue 17 - Sat 21 March

Presented by Malthouse Theatre

‘Do you speak Chinese?’ is a question many Australians are asked every day. Choreographer and dancer Victoria Chiu is a Melbourne girl. She doesn’t speak a Chinese language and the closest thing she has to a Chinese cultural ritual is the odd weekend yum cha session. Nonetheless, people often see her as Chinese.

Developed in collaboration with dancer Kristina Chan, this beautifully choreographed performance plays with the many ways our bodies speak for us, often before we’ve even had a chance to open our mouths.